
Joanna Shupe returns to New York Cityβs Gilded Age,
where fortunes and reputations are gained and lost with
easeβand love can blossom from the most unlikely
charade With the fate of her disgraced family
resting on her shoulders, Lady Christina Barclay has arrived
in New York City from London to quickly secure a wealthy
husband. But when her parents settle on an intolerable
suitor, Christina turns to her reclusive neighbor, a darkly
handsome and utterly compelling inventor, for
help. Oliver Hawkes reluctantly agrees to a platonic
marriage . . . with his own condition: The marriage must end
after one year. Not only doesΒ Oliver face challenges
that are certain toΒ make life as his wife
difficult,Β but more importantly,Β heΒ refuses
to beΒ distracted from his
lifeβsΒ workβtheΒ development of a revolutionary
device that could transform thousands of lives, including
his own. Much to his surprise, his brideΒ is more
beguiling than he imagined. When temptation burns hot
between them, they realize they must overcome their own
secrets and doubts, and every effort to undermine their
marriage, because one year can never be enough.
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